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comcast worm farm controversy

Comcast engineer Sean Lutner admitted in 2004 that they know they are a huge source of spam and it's widely documented (for example DSHIELD, SPAMHAUS, others) that their networks are overrun with spamblower worms such as sobig. Yet they refuse to take real measures (such as adopting SPF or implementing effective rate controls on their known spammers) instead implementing ineffective measures that only degrade the quality of their service (such as schizophrenic port blocking as detailed in the censored text).

I added this information to the comcast entry (see history) in what I thought was an even-handed manner. Mr. Chuckles reverted the changes without useful comment. I protested, got this answer here:

Simple answer, Misplaced Pages is not a soapbox. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 05:10, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

... which is actually useful criticism (though I disagree that it's simple). Thank you, Boothy443, for letting me know I had let my personal disgust at Comcast's behaviour shine through too much for Wiki's standards. Since I do not seem to be able to provide this important information from a NPOV (I hope others will try) I have merely edited the external links to add references to Comcast's own admission of spamfriendliness and to neutral 3rd party tracking systems.

I wonder though, why we are linking to a sales page for Comcast? Is commercial advertisement appropriate here? I did not remove the link.

Time Warner & Comcast deal to take over Adelphia (update needed)

This page is long overdue for an update on the Time Warner/Comcast deal to take over Adelphia's assets. A good source for info is http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/21/technology/adelphia/. I think a table similar to the one on that site showing what areas are transferring to what company might be helpful, especially as we get closer to actual completion of the deal. I'd do it but I'm new and don't have the skills =)

• hmm, still nothing? Zen Jeff 12:14, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

Board of Directors?

Would it be appropriate to list the members of the Board of Directors?

Cleanup tag

There are a lot of external links inline. Also it could be written in a better style than a timeline. Nabla 22:34, 5 August 2005 (UTC)

• the time line was removed from the article as it was a cut and paste, also a copyvio from the comcast website, http://www.cmcsk.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=147565&p=irol-events, which added noting substantinally more then what was presented in the article, new information should be intergrated into the article and not in the way that it was taken directly from the website of the company. Also removed the phone number from the opening para, as it not relevent to the article. --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 23:01, 5 August 2005 (UTC)
  • Ah! Looks better now. Tks. Nabla 16:24:29, 2005-08-06 (UTC)
    • n/p --Boothy443 | comhrÚ 03:30, 7 August 2005 (UTC)

MediaOne AT&T

It is my understanding that Comcast purchased AT&T Broadband (who in turn had already purchased MediaOne... at least where I lived)

Except that in this article it is mentioned that 1) In 2002 Comcast purchased AT&T Broadband 2) In 2002 Comcast and MediaOne merged. According to the MediaOne article AT&T aquired MediaOne which I accept to correct, but it might have been a regional thing....

Comcast Spectator

I think that there should be a subsection to this article about Comcast Spectator, which owns the Sixers, the Flyers, the Phantoms (minor league hockey), the Wings (NLL team), the Kixx (MISL team), The Soul (AFL team), and three Baltimore Orioles farm teams, not to mention runs the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, selling tickets even to their concert events. MikeNM 22:50, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

External Links

A good number of the external links all deal with Comcast customers as a source of spam, which while notable, seems a bit much. Should we pick one (like ), and remove the rest? I realize I should probably be bold, but I have concerns with trying to keep a NPOV. - Fordan 20:35, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

done. - Fordan 16:45, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

Citing sources

I'm not sure where the authors of this article found their information, but if somebody could find them, that would be helpful. I know that there are going to be alot of Comcast and Time Warner users that are confused and worried about their services being switched, and, although the information in this article suffices, it is not verifiable. Here is a google search that could have honest sources. Thanks!

• Just reviewing this article from a recent changes link. The sourcing is pitiful here. I was particularly concerned to see statistical information being changed on a regular basis without sourcing; right now it is impossible to tell if there really was a change in the information or if somebody is subtly vandalising the article. There seem to be a number of "regular" and experienced editors working on this article; could you please work to address this? Anyone who is editing statistical information ought to have a reference for it, I would think. Risker 22:37, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

New Acquisition

Comcast has recently partnered with CSTV to form a new super regional sports network dedicated college sports. Do we agree that this should be added? Here's a link The mtn.

As well, Comcast just bought Susquehanna Communications, a rather well sized company, not sure where to find all the details about it. Honestly, I really dont care even though Im under Suscom.--Azslande 01:41, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Controversies and complaints.

I believe the last two entries under this section to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. They deal with individual customer experiences with specific Comcast employees, not with corporate actions or policies. Considering the 3 employees involved in the 2 incidents were all fired indicates that they were,in fact, violating company policies. As such I submit that these two entries should be removed.Bcunningh 18:22, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

I must admit my frustration when Comcast refused to carry MASN, blocked Braves-Nationals games aired on TBS, etc. However, to their credit, they have resolved this misfortune, and I applaud them for doing so. In that light, I now wonder if it would be appropriate to delete the section criticizing them for not carrying MASN?

Places

I'm thinking about adding a section about were you can get Comcast Cable. Anyone think this is a good idea?'

Spareus151 17:53, 10 October 2006 (UTC)

Comcast call

What about the Comcast Technician that fell asleep on the couch waiting for Comcast to call him? A Comcast Technician Sleeping on my Couch video on YouTube. --69.67.235.179 02:51, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

• I felt that it was lacking in encyclopedic value and submitted that it should be removed as noted above. Apparently someone else agreed and deleted the content.Bcunningh 07:32, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

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